What are the most hard-to-understand animes

[emiluvsjmusic]

Originally Posted by DragonShade

Why , I prefer Chronological order , I dont see what's the point of mixing up the orders lol , dont see any deep meaning to it lol

coz the chronological ending isnt really an ending...

[Kenta21]

Originally Posted by Haggis

Boogiepop Phantom
Don't be put off the anime because it doesn't make sense. Watch the live action film, read the manga, listen to the commentaries and then watch it again. It's worth it, it's a great show.


Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
I didn't understand it all but it's not a film I'm bothered about. Looks more like a computer game than an anime.

Boogiepop Phantom was kinda difficult to understand, but it wasn't that interesting to me, o well

[Haggis]

Here's a quote from Wikipedia:

Boogiepop Phantom is a story that primarily deals with change and how perceptions change as people grow older.

I agree with that entirely, to me it's all about growing old... maybe if you watched it again when you're 30 you'd see it differently. Anyway for people who've not seen it here's some scenes on YouTube

YouTube - Boogiepop Phantom - Stairway to Heaven

Finally, if you're not into Boogiepop Phantom don't bother to read this as it's pretty lengthy, but if you're into it, this'll really does make you think about the series:

Anime on DVD

[Cloverella]

Yess. FLCL was just whacked. I had no idea what was going on for more than half of the series. @___@

I remember watching the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, and I didn't know that it was out of order. So I watched the first few episodes and then on one episode, Itsuki popped out of nowhere and acted as if he'd been there the entire time. I was so confused that I tried watching the previous episode and then went back to that episode and then back two episodes to see if I'd missed something X___X;

Di Gi Charat was confusing. Funny, but confusing. I don't know if you can even classify it as a proper series >___<

[fara7]

Originally Posted by DragonShade

Why , I prefer Chronological order , I dont see what's the point of mixing up the orders lol , dont see any deep meaning to it lol

In the mixed up order it is cooler and much more interesting, you know you need to work up your mind, its like your watching a certain episode then something happens in that and then you need to think back in the older episodes to get the idea.

[fara7]

Originally Posted by Cloverella

Yess. FLCL was just whacked. I had no idea what was going on for more than half of the series. @___@

I remember watching the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, and I didn't know that it was out of order. So I watched the first few episodes and then on one episode, Itsuki popped out of nowhere and acted as if he'd been there the entire time. I was so confused that I tried watching the previous episode and then went back to that episode and then back two episodes to see if I'd missed something X___X;

Di Gi Charat was confusing. Funny, but confusing. I don't know if you can even classify it as a proper series >___<

same thing was happening here for FLCl but after watching it twice something got into my head at least.

The original version of haruhi suzumiya (japanese) is in the mixed up order and the dub version is in the chronological order. If you want to watch it in the chronological order here it is : episodes 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 4, 7, 6, 8, 1, 12, 11, 9.

[DragonShade]

Originally Posted by fara7

In the mixed up order it is cooler and much more interesting, you know you need to work up your mind, its like your watching a certain episode then something happens in that and then you need to think back in the older episodes to get the idea.

I mean it's not a detective or suspense anime like HIgurashi , they dont have to do that for its a school comedy lol

[Powermad147]

Originally Posted by ajsnoopy

I read 1 and 2 of FLCL and I think my face stayed @_@ the entire time. And I agree about NGE; ya miss 5 minutes of the show or movie and the storyline is thrown off, lol

Trust me, the anime is much better than the manga...Seriously, what was WRONG with that manga!? 0_o The ending was totally screwed up >.>

[ajsnoopy]

yeah, it seems I'll have to check out the anime. From what you and fara have said, the anime explains the storyline MUCH better than the manga.

*heads off to check out FLCL anime*

[ILOVEJAPAN]

I personaly am I bigger manga person than I am an anime person. I think anyone who is looking for stories with more mature plot lines, and more detailed art will have an easier time finding it in manga than in anime.